Otto Zondler Gedenkstätte
Small memorial site in the attic of the Blockturm (block tower) in Nürtingen, with city views, portraits and sketches by the artist Otto Zondler.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Otto Zondler (1900–2001) was an art teacher and painter in Nürtingen, whose drawings and paintings recorded the old townscape and the everyday life of its people. His son Ottokarl Zondler left a bequest to the Schwäbischer Heimatbund (Swabian Heritage Association) and attached to it the wish that a memorial be set up for his father's work. The Nürtingen regional group of the Heimatbund took on this task.
Since September 2011, the memorial in the Blockturm has been open to the public. The tower belongs to Nürtingen's town fortifications, first mentioned in 1354, and was formerly used as a prison; it is linked by a fortified walkway to the oldest known residential house in the town.
The exhibition presents works from different phases of the artist's career on text-and-image panels, along with city views, portraits and humorous everyday scenes. A media station covers his complete body of work, supplemented by a film and slide show; his work as a teacher is also documented. The Nürtingen local group also presents its own work and that of the overall association.
Highlights
- City views, portraits and humorous genre scenes by Otto Zondler
- Media station covering the artist's complete works
- Text-and-image panels on his life and creative periods
- Memorial in the medieval Blockturm of the Nürtingen town wall
Permanent exhibition
- Otto Zondler – Leben und Werk – City views, portraits, sketches and everyday scenes by the Nürtingen artist and art teacher, supplemented by a film, slide show and media station.
- Founded
- 2011
- Operated by
- Schwäbischer Heimatbund (Regionalgruppe Nürtingen)
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Getting there & parking
The Blockturm stands on Turmstraße at the lower end of the Brunnsteige.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | On open days, viewings and guided tours take place. The exhibition is on the attic floor of the historic tower. |
